Scan barcode
macncheese_pdf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Blood
daggotry's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Religious bigotry
riverestyx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Body shaming
Moderate: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Sexual assault
Minor: Abortion, Antisemitism, Addiction, Medical content, and Racial slurs
nordstina's review
3.5
There is a sustained undercurrent of anxiety throughout Worry. Things on the surface are not as they appear. Jules spends her time on a secret social media account searching for mommy bloggers and conspiracy theorists. She amuses herself by reading these, but becomes obsessed with searching. While the relationship with the sisters is complicated, their mother adds another degree of pathology, often pitting the two sisters against one another, when also saying that they bring out the worst in one another.
At times this book can be funny (there's a three-legged dog named Amy Klobuchar, the girls go home and get "touched up" by their plastic surgeon dad as a sign of love), but also there is a sense of dread throughout. There is not all that much of a plot, as just when it appears something changes in their relationship, it reverts back to baseline.
The ending of this book will be polarizing- and triggering to some folks. If I had known going in about it, I may not have read, but I also don't want to spoil. I would have rated this book higher, if not for the ending.
Thank you to Scribner via NetGalley for the advance reader copy in exchange for honest review.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Suicide attempt
mmccombs's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Antisemitism, and Transphobia
bookishbabe93's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Mental illness, Blood, and Antisemitism
brinnavirginia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Blood
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Death of parent, Car accident, and Vomit